We see it with our military leaders who are recruiting a diverse fighting force to think in new ways as we deal with our dangerous world. Just as in the past. this debate comes with controversy. This has always been the case throughout our immigrant history. Just as it was with the struggle for civil rights in the 1960s. who today would argue that Italian or Irish or Catholic or Jewish immigrants should be excluded? And just the same. who would argue that African Americans should be excluded from our schools. or that discrimination against the hiring of Latinos is acceptable in America today? Similarly. over the next several days. as the Senate debates immigration. there will be strongly felt discussion and hotly contested amendments. Many of these amendments. if adopted. would end the prospects for comprehensive reform. The outcome of these amendments will determine what vision of America we will pursueone mired in fear that seeks to preserve the status quo. or one anchored in hope that looks with optimism to Americas future.
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